The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — January 2148
Highlights this month
- 2TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (11:18am)
- 4ThuQuadrantids meteor shower peaks (up to 110/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:30pm)
- 15MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (6:36pm)
- 19FriThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:06am)
- 19FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:58pm)
- 25ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (3:53am)
- 25ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:28am)
- 29MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (3:52pm)
- 31WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (25° from the Sun, mag −0.1) — best morning apparition. (9:29am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 5:59am | 8:46pm | 14h 47m | 10:41pm | 4:03am |
| Wed 10 | 6:07am | 8:46pm | 14h 39m | 10:39pm | 4:14am |
| Sat 20 | 6:18am | 8:43pm | 14h 25m | 10:31pm | 4:29am |
| Wed 31 | 6:30am | 8:35pm | 14h 05m | 10:18pm | 4:46am |
Days shorten by about 42 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 6, 10:08am
- Last QuarterSun 14, 2:11pm
- New MoonSun 21, 9:13pm
- First QuarterSun 28, 1:01pm
Apogee 11 Jan (405,300 km) · Perigee 23 Jan (361,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sgr | 1.5 | 5:20am | 12:27pm | 7:34pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Aqr | −4.1 | 9:52am | 4:26pm | 10:59pm | Evening |
| Mars | Oph | 1.5 | 3:44am | 11:07am | 6:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.7 | 1:24am | 8:08am | 2:52pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.1 | 3:58pm | 9:06pm | 2:19am | Evening |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 2:17am | 9:23am | 4:29pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 4:28am | 11:46am | 7:03pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- Quadrantids — peaks 4 January, radiant in Boötes (up to 110/hr). Radiant stays below the horizon from Victoria — essentially a no-show this far south. A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — January 2148
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 19 September 2026.